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Electric utilities serving Richland County, North Dakota
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
Richland County, North Dakota, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 5 utilities for 2024; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Cass County Elec Coop Inc and Otter Tail Power Co are the largest by residential customers statewide.
Their average residential prices ran from 11.38¢ to 12.45¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 11.87¢, against a North Dakota average of 11.51¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its North Dakota customers, not for this county alone.
The median SAIDI they reported was 126.9 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all North Dakota utilities reporting was 95.7.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 16,731. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole North Dakota operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Investor-owned | 79,354 | 11.72¢ | $94.40 | 83.1 | 78.5 |
| Cass County Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 51,968 | 12.45¢ | $122.93 | 24.5 | 24.5 |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Investor-owned | 45,467 | 11.38¢ | $116.12 | 170.7 | 129.6 |
| Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 5,721 | 12.01¢ | $213.40 | 223.0 | 186.7 |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc short form | Cooperative | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in North Dakota. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was Traverse Electric Coop, Inc 12.99¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Richland County | North Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 11.87¢ median | 11.51¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $119.53 median | $118.38 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 126.9 median | 95.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 104.1 median | 93.4 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 5 | 17 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Richland County itself.
Population: 16,731 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 6,143 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other North Dakota counties
- Oliver County 4
- Pembina County 3
- Pierce County 5
- Ramsey County 5
- Ransom County 4
- Renville County 5
- Rolette County 3
- Sargent County 5
- Sheridan County 4
- Sioux County 2
- Slope County 4
- Stark County 3
All 53 counties and every North Dakota utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Richland County?
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc and Traverse Electric Coop, Inc list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Richland County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 11.38¢ to 12.45¢ per kilowatthour across their North Dakota customers in 2024; the state average was 11.51¢.
How reliable is power in Richland County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 126.9 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 104.1 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.